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FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO GET STARTED:
Choose your Username. For the privacy and safety of you and/or your sailor, NO LAST NAMES ARE ALLOWED, even if your last name differs from that of your sailor (please make sure your URL address does not include your last name either). Also, please do not include your email address in your user name. Go to "Settings" above to set your Username. While there, complete your Profile so you can post and share photos and videos of your Sailor and share stories with other moms!
Make sure to read our Community Guidelines and this Navy Operations Security (OPSEC) checklist - loose lips sink ships!
Join groups! Browse for groups for your PIR date, your sailor's occupational specialty, "A" school, assigned ship, homeport city, your own city or state, and a myriad of other interests. Jump in and introduce yourself! Start making friends that can last a lifetime.
Link to Navy Speak - Navy Terms & Acronyms: Navy Speak
All Hands Magazine's full length documentary "Making a Sailor": This video follows four recruits through Boot Camp in the spring of 2018 who were assigned to DIV 229, an integrated division, which had PIR on 05/25/2018.
Boot Camp: Making a Sailor (Full Length Documentary - 2018)
Boot Camp: Behind the Scenes at RTC
...and visit Navy.com - America's Navy and Navy.mil also Navy Live - The Official Blog of the Navy to learn more.
OPSEC - Navy Operations Security
Always keep Navy Operations Security in mind. In the Navy, it's essential to remember that "loose lips sink ships." OPSEC is everyone's responsibility.
DON'T post critical information including future destinations or ports of call; future operations, exercises or missions; deployment or homecoming dates.
DO be smart, use your head, always think OPSEC when using texts, email, phone, and social media, and watch this video: "Importance of Navy OPSEC."
Follow this link for OPSEC Guidelines:
Events
**UPDATE 4/26/2022** Effective with the May 6, 2022 PIR 4 guests will be allowed. Still must be fully vaccinated to attend.
**UPDATE as of 11/10/2022 PIR vaccination is no longer required.
**UPDATE 7/29/2021** You now must be fully vaccinated in order to attend PIR:
In light of observed changes and impact of the Coronavirus Delta Variant and out of an abundance of caution for our recruits, Sailors, staff, and guests, Recruit Training Command is restricting Pass-in-Review (recruit graduation) to ONLY fully immunized guests (14-days post final COVID vaccination dose).
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR UP TO DATE INFO:
**UPDATE 8/25/2022 - MASK MANDATE IS LIFTED. Vaccinations still required.
**UPDATE 11/10/22 PIR - Vaccinations no longer required.
RESUMING LIVE PIR - 8/13/2021
Please note! Changes to this guide happened in October 2017. Tickets are now issued for all guests, and all guests must have a ticket to enter base. A separate parking pass is no longer needed to drive on to base for parking.
Please see changes to attending PIR in the PAGES column. The PAGES are located under the member icons on the right side.
Format Downloads:
- Graduation Info
- PDF – 2.7 MB
- PNG – 2.3 MB
- JPG – 3.4 MB
- Printable PDF – 2.0 MB
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Great Lakes A School Q&A
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The purpose of this group is to allow family of new sailors assigned to school at Training Support Center Great Lakes a chance to voice questions to a Student Division Commander
Location: Great Lakes, IL
Members: 2331
Latest Activity: Mar 12
Discussion Forum
leave after A/C school-- orders are confusing
Started by MANDY. Last reply by Anti M Aug 16, 2019. 2 Replies 0 Likes
What happens after ASchool?
Started by SailorMom18. Last reply by Phoenixmom Feb 13, 2019. 1 Reply 0 Likes
BECC Info?
Started by adubz33. Last reply by SuBHuni34 Nov 29, 2018. 9 Replies 0 Likes
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Comment by Anti M on April 10, 2014 at 3:13pm
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Angie might know, or ask on Facebook. Haven't heard it yet myself, but that doesn't mean a thing.
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Comment by ooroche on April 10, 2014 at 3:06pm
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Hi everyone! My son's PIR was this past Fri and is staying in GL for A school. He tells me that liberty for phase 1 to 2 has recently changed-instead of 10-14 days, its 30 days. He's trying to get clarification...anyone know of any recent changes that may not be on the website yet? We were just trying to plan for some visits!
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Comment by Nubnjoy on April 5, 2014 at 1:56pm
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So my daughter is learning about the hurry up and wait phenomenon. Was just advised that EN school is on hold until...well its not on hold anymore :) She also just found her rating (did I say that right?) is being eliminated in a year. PIR was 3/28/14.. I told her to hang in there, but am definitely thinking she needs some homemade chocolate chip cookies :)
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Comment by Teri on April 5, 2014 at 12:17pm
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praying vor PROUDMOM.
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Comment by Natalia on April 5, 2014 at 9:30am
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Hello. My name is Natalia. My native language isn't English . So sorry if I will make some mistakes. My son just had his PIR yesterday and he stays on GL A school. He is EN.
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Comment by proudmomdiv376 on April 4, 2014 at 5:32pm
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he is in a school. he has been in since august. they say its for constant headaches . I don't understand the going back part , I guess and it seems silly to discharge someone for a headache. does anyone know the different types of discharges ( or codes) does he lose all benefits and all that?
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Comment by girlnboots on April 4, 2014 at 7:11am
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Proud mom some times they are injured or sick and sent to the medical ship. After they are well they are sent back to a new group. Wait till you hear more. Prayers with you all. I know this is hard be strong for him no matter what
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Oops accidentally deleted my post. He is bein medically seperated from A school or bootcamp? Seperated essentially means discharged. A medical discharge could be for something as small as asthma. Your son should have more info for you. Also depending on the medical condition and what kind of discharge he gets,
He could possibly go back. Depending on what his paperwork says.
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Comment by canalzone6 on April 3, 2014 at 11:24pm
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What is his rating? What is 'separated'? I'm with ya, what does that mean?
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I just found out my son is being separated due to a medical condition. does anyone know where I can find out more information about this. I am so confused. he was almost done with a school.
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